Global smartphone brand, Vivo is putting the focus on selfies with its latest edition to the V Series, Vivo V5, which flaunts a remarkable 20MP camera at the front, dubbed as the Moonlight Camera
, and a larger sensor size than what you usually find on regular selfie cameras.
With the ever growing ‘selfie’ crowd, the device aims to lead a selfie evolution with its swanky features designed to help capture one’s perfect selfie or wefie shot in clarity and vivid natural colours. V5 also gets an LED flash next to the front-facing camera, which Vivo claims on their website, that it can produce lighting effects of a professional photography studio, giving you the soft radiant complexion of a supermodel for a beautiful picture-perfect image every time.
Now, let’s talk about the other features of Vivo V5. Were it not for the home button on the front, the device could have passed as a nice iPhone clone. Not just the iPhone though, the V5 sees a distinctive similarity to quite a few other smartphones from Chinese manufacturers, and it’s clear every company is using a generic design and slapping its logo and a few small touches for unique differentiation.
The Vivo V5 smartphone certainly takes the stage with its smart and elegant looks. A first glance at the phone will reveal its sleek design and metal finish, however, the back of the device is actually made out of plastic, but one could evidently mistake it as metal.
A single home touch button in the centre acts as a very fast fingerprint scanner in which it doesn’t require users to press the button to use it, making the device more durable and long-lasting. The phone comes with a 5.5-inch HD display and 720×1280 pixels resolution which provide more than enough brightness and colours to tackle any sort of lighting on the outside.
Moreover, the phone comes with an inbuilt feature of ‘Global Eye Protection’ wherein it eliminates any blue light from the display and goes feather soft on the user’s eyes. Vivo V5 runs on a 64-bit Octa-core MediaTek processor and a Funtouch OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. This gives it a touch of iOS like platform as the settings panel opens from the bottom.
The interface is smooth to use and is a refreshing change from the variety of somewhat average front camera phones. Also, gaming is where the V5 isn’t as impressive as we have come to expect from devices in this price range. Regular games like Episode or Just Dance run fine, of course, but users will have to make do with slightly lowered graphics in Castle Creeps.
In terms of overall performance, the Vivo V5 smartphone is average, but has great front camera for selfies and is priced for only RM1299. It’s the perfect budget smartphone, especially for people who love selfies. For more information about the specs, you may head over to Vivo V5.
